Q1)2nd August, 1984, saw James Malone win a battle in the European Court of Human Rights. Against a police force who’d illegally done what: tapped his phone, read his mail or implanted things in his living, overheated brain?

Q2)Which country did Iraq invade: on 2nd August, 1990?

Q3)Elisha Gray was born: on 2nd August, 1836. His musical telegraph is considered an early version of what: the TV, the synthesizer or the electric guitar?

Q4)Director, Wes Craven, was born: on 2nd August, 1939. Which 1972 film was his directorial debut?

† Oh, I’ve been there, Olga! Good ol’ fashion brain-squeezing spectacles: it does take a while for them to settle in, sometimes, doesn’t it? (I, Claudius was and is a classic, as well. I seem to recall reading that it provided the inspiration for Dynasty: although Joan Collins was no Siân Phillips!)

‡ Oh, well, now I’m curious, Debbi! It’s would have to be on a par with Martyrs, though, that IS a difficult watch!

2 comments:

Q1) Tapped his phoneQ2) KuwaitQ3) SynthesizerQ4) The Last House on the LeftQ5) Hudson BayI agree about Joan Collins, although she is fun, for sure. The whole cast was fantastic. Sorry about the ongoing problem with the glasses. These days nobody seems to repair anything anymore. Everything seems to require a new piece (a small bump in the car and you end up with a new door... Thankfully they don't make spare parts for people yet, otherwise we wouldn't have any original bits left, although... (For the time being I only use reading glasses and I tend to buy some cheaper ones just to make sure that I have a replacement, but it does not work if you need a complex prescription. And I'm sure eventually I'll need glasses for long-distance too.Take care.